ActiveUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Ravenshoe Bushfire

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Burning for
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from Nov 15, 2026
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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

An active wildfire is currently burning near Ravenshoe, Australia, having started on November 15, 2026. The QFD is managing the incident, which is unfolding ahead of the region's typical fire season that runs from December to March.

Satellite monitoring indicates limited immediate spread, with NASA FIRMS picking up 2 heat detections over the past 48 hours. This local activity occurs within a broader national context where 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 37% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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